Infection Control Today - 07/2003: References
MAY REFERENCES
THE USE OF HEALTHCARE FAILURE MODE ANDEFFECT ANALYSIS TO REDUCE PERCUTANEOUS INJURIES IN THE OPERATING ROOM, BYSTACY BOONE, RN, BSN, MSN; LEIGH ANN OVERSTREET, RN, BSN, MSN; KAY LINDGREN,PHD,RN; HARRIET WICHOWSKI, PHD, RN; AND SCOTT MADARIS, MSN, RN, PAGE 10.
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DANGERS OF SURGICAL SMOKE STILL PERSISTDESPITE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, BY JOHN ROARK, PAGE 14.
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2. Ibid.
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THE FACTS: WET PACKS AND PLASTIC ACCESSORYCASES, BY ROSE SEAVEY, RN, MBA, CNOR, ACSP, AND AN NUYTTENS, MSC, PAGE 18.
1. PolyVac: Premarket Notification [510(k)]PolyVac Surgical Instrument Delivery System
3. MAS: Comparative study of sterilizableinstrument delivery systems produced by MAS
Additional resources:
1. STERIS Inc. Preparing instruments, utensilsand textiles for sterilization and wet pack solving, 2003.
2. Lautenschlager. Wissenwertes uber dieDampfsterilisation im Gesundheitswesen. Oct. 2002.
3. American National StandardsInstitute/Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, ANSI/AAMIST46 :2002- Steam sterilization and sterility assurance in health carefacilities.
4. American National StandardsInstitute/Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, ANSI/AAMIST8: 2002- Hospital steam sterilizers.
5. Association for the Advancement of MedicalInstrumentation -AAMI TIR12: 1994, Designing, Testing and Labeling ReusableMedical Devices for Reprocessing in Healthcare Facilities: a Guide for DeviceManufacturers.
6. Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)Pre-market Notification [510(k)] Submissions for Medical Sterilization PackagingSystems in Health Care Facilities.
ADD FLAIR TO YOUR JCAHO PREPARATION, BYCAROLYN RAMSEY, RN, MSN, CNOR, PAGE 41
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4. Treat Learners Like Adults. Retrieved on May12, 2003 fromhttp://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/adults-1.htm.
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